tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post136282351492072332..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Revolutionary Summer - Independence KickoffStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-77475404545580202112017-06-16T15:40:12.121-05:002017-06-16T15:40:12.121-05:00Few Americans realize that the US has invaded Cana...Few Americans realize that the US has invaded Canada -- and been defeated -- at least three times! Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-57306473581492647732017-06-16T15:28:32.389-05:002017-06-16T15:28:32.389-05:00I still find it funny when I said to one of the gu...I still find it funny when I said to one of the guys @ work that England has been to war with almost every country on Earth. Not America, he said! Twice, I replied! CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-13498158363535556572017-06-16T15:21:57.212-05:002017-06-16T15:21:57.212-05:00That should be fun! I wanted to read "Empire ...That should be fun! I wanted to read "Empire on the Edge: How Britain Came to Fight America", but it's not ready at the library yet. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-52814902993053344642017-06-16T14:59:59.873-05:002017-06-16T14:59:59.873-05:00..and even I have some Independence Day reading co.....and even I have some Independence Day reading coming up - although it'll be in about 4-6 weeks [grin]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-54784877356839378702017-06-16T13:16:39.560-05:002017-06-16T13:16:39.560-05:00The annual independence day salute is my oldest tr...The annual independence day salute is my oldest tradition, I think. I read 1776 back in 2008, I believe, and it was my introduction to David McCullough. I prefer his "John Adams", however.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-10017251074656254702017-06-16T12:22:58.280-05:002017-06-16T12:22:58.280-05:00What a great thematic game plan. I look forward to...What a great thematic game plan. I look forward to more of your postings. Have you read the John Adams biography by McCullough? Great book.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-9569274017789829172017-06-16T12:21:54.722-05:002017-06-16T12:21:54.722-05:00sounds great... and interesting... another one: ...sounds great... and interesting... another one: "needs must when the devil drives..."Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com